Tag Archives: hike

Trip to Mt. Harvey

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Florian Meier

Trip to Mt. Harvey Early morning of the 11th of February my alarm rang and I woke up exited about my first VOC Trip. The plan was to meet at the foot of Mt. Harvey environmentally 200 meters above … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged hike, ridge, Snow, Winter | Leave a comment

Tropical Snowshoe/Ski Trip to Elfin Lakes Resort

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Michael Cancilla

Day 1 After partying relatively moderately the night before at the final hurrah of the Waldorf hotel I was a little saddened by my alarm going off at 6 to cue the beginnings of the Elfin Lakes Snowshoe Trip. Also, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, beginner, Elfin Lakes, Epic, expert, hike, hiking, Intermediate, Red Heather, ski, skiing, Snow, snowshoe, spencer, Squamish, Weekend | 1 Comment

Brewski Brew Ski

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Marie-Eve Myrand-Lapierre

Rain and a lot of snow… pretty much the same weather than the last attempted trip to Brew Hut two weeks ago. Because we were only 5 instead of 20, we came to the conclusion that we would be faster, … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Brew Hut, dry, hike, hiking, outhouse, powder, rain, Running, ski, Snow, Squamish, turn around, Whiteout | 1 Comment

Baker Backcountry – perfect start to a year!

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Kimble Mooney

33 years after my last VOC adventure I have to admit to being a newbie in the backcountry. I have strained the boundaries of countless ski resorts but have finally broken FREE and love it. Thank you to Ran for … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, Baker, Climb, Glacier, hike, powder, ridge, ski, Snow, Spring, sunny | Leave a comment

Organizing a Beginner Friendly (B.F.) Trip

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Roland Burton

These comments refer to the Brew Hut trip of 2012 October 27, but they apply to other trips. Hopefully we will get more B.F. trips. Choosing a destination: Go to somewhere you know. You are less likely to all get … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner, Brew Hut, day trip, hike, hiking, rain, Red Heather, Red Heather meadows, ski, Snow | Leave a comment

The Weekend Adventure Tournament Extravaganza

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Will Beattie

It was a strange weekend. Vancouver We hatched the plan the previous Sunday. I was watching football with ex-VOCer Alex Thompson, bored and rained out for the weekend. Sustained rain had ended the Squamish climbing season, and with reliable skiing … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, adventure, Climb, climbing, cycle, fall, hike, mountaineering, Offwidth, Oregon, rain, ridge, scrambling, ski, ski touring, skiing, Smith Rock, Snow, Squamish, summer, trad, washington, Weekend, Whiteout, Winter | 3 Comments

Hot Times in Hot Springs – October 13-14

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Carolyn Prentice

As Artem Bylinskii put it in his trip description – “it is the off-season, when our climbing gear is stored, and ski gear hiding from rocks” – so really, what else is there to do other than spend the weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Climb, climbing, dry, hike, Keyhole Hot Springs, rain, ski, Weekend, Whistler | 1 Comment

Joffre Lakes (August 25-26)

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Art Petrenko

On the weekend of August 25, 2012, split into three cars, 13 VOCers descended upon Joffre Lakes Provincial Park. We pick up the trail at its head. Joffre Lakes are three in number, a lower lake a stone’s throw away … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Climb, duffey, Glacier, hike, hiking, Joffre, Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, leading, outhouse, pemberton, provincial park, ridge, Snow, Tszil Peak, Weekend | Leave a comment

Semaphore Lakes Scramble (August 25-26)

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Laurent Roberge

My first trip with the VOC! I had done a lot of hiking in my pre-VOC life, but never much scrambling. I decided that a beginner friendly trip to Locomotive and Face Mountain would be a great introduction. On Saturday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner, canoe, dry, Face, Face Mountain, Glacier, hike, hiking, leading, Locomotive, Locomotive Mountain, paddle, pemberton, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Semaphore Lakes, Snow, Snowy, Train Glacier, Whistler | 1 Comment

Canyoning, Canyoneering, or Can-yawn-ing

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Artem Bylinskii

On the weekend of August 24-25, Marcin Mirski, Phil Daoust, and myself went canyoning on the North Shore. With a stark lesson from Phil that it wasn’t called canyoneering and that only Americans called it that way, while the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Cypress, Dmitri, dry, hike, Marcin, North Shore, scrambling, Weekend | 7 Comments